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Our Brain and Our Experiences: they are interconnected
The mind is created within the interaction of internal neurophysiology's processes and interpersonal experiences." - Dr. Daniel J. Siegel...

Ali Astrid Moto
Jan 27, 20235 min read


The Learning Brain & the Survival Brain: we are not our experiences
We are not what we have gone through, we are a human being feeling dysregulated or regulated. Meaning we are going througn the world...

Ali Astrid Moto
Nov 2, 20221 min read


Regulation? What is that?
From the man himself Dr. Stephen Porges. Polyvagal Theory and how it works. What regulates us? What disregulates us?

Ali Astrid Moto
Aug 10, 20221 min read


Parts of Your Brain Directing Regulation & Dysregulation
"The Alarm" aka the Amygdala . The Amygdala is the fear or "threat" center of the brain. It's a primitive aspect of our brain and is...

Ali Astrid Moto
Mar 29, 20223 min read


Window of Tolerance & Hyper/Hypo-arousal
The window of tolerance is a concept originally developed by Dr. Dan Siegel, MD to describe the optimal zone of “arousal” for a person...

Ali Astrid Moto
Mar 6, 20222 min read


Polyvagal Theory: Explained
"The science of safety - the science of feeling safe enough to fall in love with life and take risks of living." - Deb Dana Polyvagal...

Ali Astrid Moto
Mar 3, 20223 min read


Hardwired for Vulnerability
I was thinking about vulnerability the other day and how from a brain based perspective, it is our greatest strength. Then I had an ah-ha...

Ali Astrid Moto
Jan 30, 20223 min read
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